Sec. 1
Sec. 1. Creation of the National Board on the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department Programs, Budget and Operations. A National Board is hereby constituted as a step towards institutionalizing a more effective control and management of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in the country. It shall be composed of Ministers/Heads of the following agencies or their representatives:
a. Ministry of Natural Resources, Chairman
b. Ministry of Human Settlements, Member
c. Ministry of the Budget, Member
d. University of the Philippines System, Member
e. National Science and Technology Authority, Member
f. National Economic and Development Authority, Member
g. Philippine Representative to the SEAFDEC Council, Member
The head of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department shall be a non-voting member and shall provide the Secretariat to the National Board.
Sec. 2
Functions of the Board
Sec. 2. Functions of the Board. The National Board shall discharge the following functions and responsibilities:
a. To review and approve the annual program budget of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department particularly the Philippine contribution before presentation to the Ministry of the Budget and the approval of the SEAFDEC Council;
b. To approve the internal operating budget of the Aquaculture Department to ensure adequate financial supports of approved programs;
c. To ensure efficient operation of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department within the country by reviewing periodically its organization, management, operations and progress of its researches;
d. To evaluate, on an annual basis, the performance of the Aquaculture Department for the assessment of future programs and budgets;
e. To recommend such other rules and regulations that shall ensure effective internal financial administration of the Aquaculture Department;
f. To recommend to the President the nominees to the SEAFDEC Council for the position of Chief of the Aquaculture Department;
g. To study and implement mechanisms for a more effective dissemination of research results and transfer of technology on aquaculture to relevant government institution and to private enterprise;
h. To effect the integration of the aquaculture research efforts of the AQD and those of other leading national research institution such as the U.P. in the Visayas which shall ensure the efficient operation and management of the Aquaculture Department for the Philippine Government;
i. To study the delegation of supervisory and administrative responsibility over the Aquaculture Department to a national institution such as the U.P. in the Visayas which shall ensure the efficient operation and management of the Aquaculture Department for the Philippine Government.
Sec. 3
The Regional Integrity of the Aquaculture Department
Sec. 3. The Regional Integrity of the Aquaculture Department. The Aquaculture Department remains an integral part of the SEAFDEC subject to policies, rules and regulations of the SEAFDEC Council and the SEAFDEC Treaty Agreement and commitment of the host country to the regional endeavor in fisheries. The creation of the National Board is an internal mechanism within the Philippines to ensure that its commitments to the SEAFDEC are efficiently and effectively carried out.
Sec. 4
Funding
Sec. 4. Funding. The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, from out of the appropriations provided by the Philippine government, shall allocate an amount adequate to support the operations and maintenance of the National Board.
Sec. 5
Effectivity
Sec. 5. Effectivity. This Order shall be effective immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.